Over 137,000 large families open family capital deposits in Belarus eng.belta.by - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eng.belta.by Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As of 1 November a total of 78,677 families applied for permission to use family capital ahead of schedule. Of them, 64,211 applied to use the money to improve housing conditions, 8,297 to receive healthcare services, 6,164 to pay for education and five to buy health products for disabled people.
The Labor and Social Security Ministry noted that the family capital program applies to families raising three and more children. From 1 January till 31 December 2023 the family capital equals Br29,950.
The base amount will increase by 11.4% over 1 September of last year (Br211). The last time it was revised upward was on 1 January 2023, and currently it is Br228.